JJ Barger was dynamite on Tuesday, striking out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with less than two walks allowed. This year, Barger has an ERA of 2.72 over 18 innings pitched.
Barger and Pueblo County will be playing in front of their home fans against Pueblo Central at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Barger has dominated as far as hits are concerned (he's averaged 1.2 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering Pueblo Central has only allowed 6.79 per game this season.
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